Lynovytsia
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Lynovytsia
Линовиця | |
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 Tower of the Count de Balman in Lynovytsia | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Lynovytsia  Lynovytsia | |
| Coordinates: 51°28′12″N 32°24′00″E / 51.47000°N 32.40000°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv Oblast |
| Raion | Pryluky Raion |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 2,574 |
| • Density | 337/km2 (873/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 17584 |
| Area code | +380 4637 |
| Website | http://linovitsa-otg.gov.ua |
Lynovytsia (Ukrainian: Линовиця) is a rural settlement in Pryluky Raion, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine. The Lynovytsia is located in the southern part of the Chernihiv Oblast, within the Dnieper Lowland. The village was first mentioned in 1629. It hosts the administration of Lynovytsia settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[2] The population is 2,574 (2022 estimate).[1]
The village was first mentioned in 1629, when a census was conducted. It was a settlement in Pyriatyn uyezd of Poltava Governorate of the Russian Empire. During World War II it was occupied by Axis troops between September 1941 and September 1943. Urban-type settlement since October 1960.[3]
In 1972 there were a sugar plant, a bakery, one sovkhoz, two schools and a library.[4] In January 1989, population was 3440 people.[5] In January 2013, population was 2743 people.[6]
Until 26 January 2024, Lynovytsia was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Lynovytsia became a rural settlement.[7]
